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Viewster introduces new series including K-On!, Highschool of the Dead, No Game No Life, Log Horizon and Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?

Aug 27th 2015

Viewster introduces new series including K-On!, Highschool of the Dead, No Game No Life, Log Horizon and Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?New content from Sentai Filmworks broadens the Viewster catalog of
recent hit titles from Japan and offers marquee programming for the U.S.
and Canada

LOS ANGELES, CA – August 27, 2015 – Viewster, the worldwide video streaming
service, announced today new anime content from Sentai Filmworks including
endearing high school band comedy K-On!, shocking action-horror series Highschool of the Dead and hit fantasy series Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up on Girls in a Dungeon?.

“We are excited to be working with Sentai Filmworks and to be able to stream their
marquee content,” said Rob Pereyda, CEO of Viewster Inc. “We are excited that this
content will appeal not just to our anime viewers, but cross over to our other content
genres as well.”

The new series acquisitions include:Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya S1 (United States & Canada)Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya S2 (United States & Canada, UK, Ireland, South Africa)
Fate/stay Night TV (United States & Canada)
Highschool of the Dead (United States & Canada)
Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (United States & Canada, Latin
America, South Africa)
K-On! (United States & Canada)
K-On!! (United States & Canada)
Log Horizon (United States & Canada, Latin America, South Africa)
No Game No Life (North & South America, UK, Ireland, South Africa)
Triage X (United States & Canada, Latin America, South Africa)

The Sentai Filmworks acquisitions will be available to stream free through Viewster's
advertising-supported mobile and connected device apps and Viewster website, and
later available to stream ad-free to subscribers of Viewster's OMAKASE premium
service.

About Viewster
Viewster (www.viewster.com) is a worldwide online video service connecting passionate
audiences. We are a first stop destination for anime lovers, featuring an ever-growing
line up of the latest shows directly from Japan. Our wider catalog brings the best of
specialist shows and movies, with more than 10,000 titles across anime, thriller, sci-fi,
fantasy and more. Viewster is free, supported by advertising and available to stream on
desktop, mobile and smart TV apps. OMAKASE, Viewster's premium service, presents
a curated anime experience that features artfully selected merchandise, streaming
video and digital exclusives that take anime fans on an innovative and inspirational
journey. (www.viewster.com/omakase)

About Sentai Filmworks, LLC
Sentai Filmworks curates one of largest and most beloved anime and genre
programming libraries, containing thousands of hours of content released across
traditional and digital media platforms. With hit series that include Parasyte –the maxim–, Log Horizon, High School of the Dead, Persona 4: The Animation, and Akame ga Kill!, Sentai's catalogue continues to grow with new favorites like Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? and iconic anime series such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes. Visit www.sentaifilmworks.com for more information.

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